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Jargon – the curse of the 21st century
When I went through these words with them, they were rolling about laughing – but when I told them I took them from their publications they looked a bit surprised. Is it because we've got so used to using these ridiculous expressions in our everyday lives that we don't even notice them anymore? And what about the other staff members who are reading them? In this case, a great majority were guys cutting down trees...
Here's just a sample of some of the dreaded words:
deployed
exacerbated
full complement of
interventions
channel contributions
integral
culture of inclusion
sustainable
diversity
inclusion on a global basis
meritocracy
embedded
impacted severely
non-conformances
tasked with
economic imperative
Can you imagine if we all talked this way? You'd say to your partner “So darling, do you think we should have a little diversity tonight and have the Jones' around – or perhaps we should broaden our cultural horizons and take in a full complement of movies, although this could severely impact on our economic imperatives? Maybe we should just stay embedded at home, but this could lead us to a culture of inclusion – so maybe we should look at something more sustainable...”
Doesn't anyone speak English anymore?